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Tiffany Younk, a union ironworker, and her father Robert Younk, who is now retired from the profession, told Fox News Digital about working together and the importance of trades.
Vocational enrollment is up among younger Americans, and one nurse-turned-union ironworker thinks it's a good opportunity for students to secure their futures.
WHEELING, W.Va — High school welding students had the opportunity to showcase their skills at a competition held Tuesday morning. The event was organized by the Wheeling Ironworkers Local 549 ...
Tiffany Younk though, dressed in a miniature welding jacket made by her mom and embroidered with her name, loved traveling to different projects with her dad, an ironworker, and wanted to grow up ...
In 2024, she became the first woman ironworker in Cleveland to retire after 30 years. In the beginning, she said it was tough, especially being one of the few women in the union.
Markus Salinas stood at the front of the union hall in North Haven Friday night, holding his journeyman's certificate with both hands above his head like a trophy. Four years of climbing beams, ...
Ironworkers wanted: St. Louis program offers free training to fight skilled worker shortage The Construction Training School apprenticeship is a 4-year program that gives people specialized training.
San Antonio’s Ironworkers Local 66 hosted the two-day competition — a welding Olympics of sorts — with union members from other parts of Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana and Oklahoma.